Flexible roll for boots and shoes.



APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. I9I5.

Patented Feb. 15,1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLM caRAPH co., WASHINGTON, D. c.

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OBVILLE w. EWING, or DERBY, New. HAMPSHIRE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SEVILLE" W. "EWING; a citizen of the'United States, residing at Derry, in the county of Rockingham and State of New Hampshire, have-invented new andv useful Improvements in Flexible Rolls for Boots and Shoes,'of which the following .is a'specification. p

In the lasting of boots, shoes and slippers,-

particularly Where the toe end is more or less pointed, there are frequently formed wrinkles or plaits which detractfrom the appearance of the finished shoe, and this is more particularly true when the toe portion of theupperjor the toe cap is made of patent leather so-called. n

The object of the present inventionis to provide a tool or instrumentalityby means of which the wrinkles, plaits or corruga- 'tlons are removed. 1

On the accompanying drawing,'-Figure 1 represents 111 end "view tool or instrumentality'embodying the-invention Fig. 2.

represents a planview of'the same. Fig. 3 represents a section on the line '3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. at represents a sectionlon'the line seer Fig; 1. Figi?) represents an end view of the hub orfcentral supporting pivotrods arranged 'equi-distant from each other and at the same time distant from the center oraXis of the hub or supporting mem-, The radial members are hung loosely ber. so that each is capable of swinging about the axis of its supporting pintle or rod and is also capable of bodily movement relatively thereto toward and from the center or axis of the hub. Said radial members consist preferably of leather of varying grades of flexibility and softness, according to the particular material upon which the instrumentality as a whole is to operate. For

some kinds of uppers. such as patent leather uppers or toe caps, I employ forthe radial members an oil-tanned leather, whereas, for shoes or toe caps formed of heavier leather, I may employ for the radial members a heavy more or less compacted leather such as sole leather. For use 1n connection with soft kid, the radial members may be made rnnxrnnnxnonn r03 noo'rsriun 's Hons.

Specificationof Letters Patent; Pat ntd Feb,-1 5 1916 Applicationfiled oetober 14,1915; 'se'r ialnotasoe.

of leather which is relatively soft and which has a greater cushioning effect;

body or hub 10having at its ends the ClI'". .cumferentlal flanges'll and 12'. At one end the hub has an internally threaded socket 155 by which it may be screwed upon a rota table arbor or' shafti The flange 12 has fa'.

' circular series'of-apertures la through which rods'15" are passed so as to extend and be supported ln sockets formed in the inner faceof the flange 1'1.'*Th'ese rods or pin tles are allparallel with the axis of the body 10, orequi-distant from each other, and are all at the sametime' distant from the axis of said body. To hold the pintles' or rods in place, Ijemploy a circular disk place by a screw 18 having a head 19. This 17*which-"abuts against the ends 0'3 the rods,- I ,as'showniniaFig. A, and which is held' in screwispassed into a threaded socket in the outer end of the body 10, the threads being left-'hand' so that'the rotation of the tool does not tend to fun'screw' the screw 18;

M20. Each member consists'of a piece of upon itself to provide two parallel layers 21, 21, connected. by thedoubled portion 22.

Hung 'upon the rods or pintles115= are the.

radlal-workmgmembers indicated as a whole leatheror similar-material which is doubled Betweenlsa-id layers'ther'e is a filler23 which is jpr eferably formed of relatively stiff un yielding leather, fiber or any other suitable material. These three layers are allv bound and held together by a line of stitches 24. It will be noted that the inner edge of the layer 28 lies at some distance from the doubled portion 22 to afford a space through which the pintle or rod 15 is passed. This space is sufficient to permit a bodily move- 1 ment of the operating member toward: and from the axis of the hub 10. Preferably each of the operative membersis slit so that theradialprojecting portions of each member are capable of lateral movement relatively to each other. For instance; every other member may be providedwith two slits as indicated at 25, so'as to divide it into three sections, and the intervening members its use, what I clainiis: l." A toolifor removing plalits or wrinkles 1 from the toes of boots andshoes, comprismay bed-each provided with one slit 26 located midway between its endsx In this a way the tabs or free sections ofthe various members are staggered with reference to each other. member imparts more or less stifi'ness or rigiditythereto, whereas the outerdayers and lalso to move bodilyinwardlyor toward the axis of the hub. v

In operation the partially completed shoe,

which may have been pulled, over or lasted,

is presented to the rapidly movingtool so as to be engaged by the membersat akpoint relatively remote from the "edge of the sole portion of the shoe, andthe shoe is manipu to draw it forwardly lated by the operator. and cause the members rapidly and successively" to' impart a series. of] pounding and wiping blows upon the upper so as to pound anddraw the p v edge. This, as stated, has the. effect of uniformly wiping the upperbver the lastand over the edge of thefinnersole, and or removing corrugations, plaitsor wrinkles. If

desired, however, this operation may be reserved untilthe bottoming ofthe shoe. is completed, and employedasfone of thefin ishing steps,- in which case it is eff cacious in removing the wrinkles, corrugations and: plaits. 7

Having thus explained the nature of my said invention anddescribeda way ofmak-x- .ing. and using the same, althoughwithout; attempting to setforth'all ofthe formsin I which it may be made or allofthe modes of Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing theficommissioner of Patents; 7

The inner layer or. filler of each ally engage the toe portion leather toward and over said memb'ersTloosely hung upon said rods or pintl'es, said members having fiat operative faces and being composed of relatively fiexis ble cushioning material adapted to friction-- of the upper, when the'tool is rotated.

2.. A tool; for; removing plaits or wrinkles comprlsmg V or hub, a circular serles of constructed and, arrangedbotliv to swing thereon andto move bodily relatively thereto, each ofsaid members comprising an -in-' ner stifi llayer and outer layers of cushioning material. 1 3.. Atoolofthe character described, com-{- prising a rotatable hub having circumterential flanges at the ends thereof, a. circular. series of? parallel rods socketed in said .370 flanges, a seriesofsubstantially radial 0p 1 erat ng' members zeach consistingot a, cush-V ioning friction material doubled overone or sa d rodsbetween said flanges, and a layer of stifl'er material intervening lOBlZWEBIL the layersofIfolde'd portions of said first-1 means for fasten? mentioned material, and ing said layers together. a

at. A tool of the character =described, com: prising a rotatable/hub, a circular series-of parallel rods carried thereby, and a series of pounding and wiping members hung loosely on said rods to extend substantially radially from said hub when the latter is-beingrotated, each of said members having superim posed layers of material for frictionally en-p gaging, and wiping the work; each of said 2 members comprising, two or more-connected;

relatively: movable sections vor tabs.

In. testimony whereof I have afiiXed my signature.; I

ORVILLE NVQEWING.

{Washingtom n. c. 

